St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-12
STRAY suNBEAMs.

The drouth which threatens the destruction
of this years cotton crop in some of the
southern states may not be such q calamity
after all. Upon the whole, it would probably
be Il blessing to that section of the country if
it never grew another cotton stalk. The Old
South can lay all its calamities to cotton
growing, and the New South ought to protlt
by 1t.
W. d. COKE. a well-known Philadelphia
newspaper man, now travelling through the
South, says that the New South is no
myth, and that the sentimental barrier which
has heretofore held the sections apart is for
ever broken down. The New South has dis
covered what the Old South overloolSed-that
under those sunny skies are undeveloped in
dustries and sources of revenue more varied
and vastly more remunerative than cotton
growing.
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The Southern people want few successive
dry seasons to compel them to abandon cot
| ton raising. They want to deveOpe their
mineral resources and manufacturing facili-
ties, and to adopt the agricultural methods
which have made the Northwest the garden
| spot of the world. The system Of mortgage
ing crops before they are planted is oday the
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income is eaten up before he has secured it,
Mortgaged crops has done more to impoverish
that section than the war is responsible for.
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But the ''New South" which Mr. COKE de-
clares is no myth, has it's eyes open to this
evil and is attempting to remove it. The cap
ital which is flowing southwark now. opening
mines, founding FORCES and developing indus
| trieSis to be the agricultural salvation of that
region A market is created for corn and
wheat and beef. When the Southern farmers
find y t ii is more profitable to raise cereals
and hogs and cattle the reign of King Cotton's
domination will be at an end.
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Honest JOHN W. DAVIS is what they call
the Democratic governor elect of Rhode
| Island down at Pawtucket, where he has been
| doing an extensive grain commission bust
ness for great many years. He is IS years
| OF age, hale and hearty, and is a straight
| forward. dignified old gentleman who has won
| the respect and confidence of citizens without
| regard to party affiliations. He is recognized
| as worthy representative of the "old guard
Democracy of the state and his election is
| hailed with great enthusiasm and unbounded
satisfaction wherever he is known.
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| The announcement of JOHN Il. RAYMoND'S
death in yesterdays GLOBE started series
| of "reminiscences Of the dead actor among his
| Old acquaintance In this city. A ST. Paul
| physician remembers being struck with the
peculiarly pallid color of Mr.. RAYMOND's
face during his last visit to this city, and
| called the attention of friend tOit one night
| at the opera house. The doctor says the
| pallor of which he speaks is an unerring sign
of serious organic disease and he predicted
at the time that Mr.. RAYMOND would not live
to return to ST. Paul another season.
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Mr.. RAYMOND did not succeed well in his
| earlier experience on the stage. He was al
ways popular enough, but somehow he was
| lacking in good business qualifications. He
! could always play funny part, but he dldn' t
seem to know how to turn his talent to &C
count. 1t was not until he commenced play
ing Col. Sellers that he began TO make
| money. His dramatization of MARK TWAIN S
humorous story was great hit, and notwith-
standing he had to pay Mr.. CLEMENTS heavy
royalty on the play, he made great deal of
money out of it.
The first thing that RAYMOND did when he
got to making money was to hunt up his old
creditors and pay off old debts. There were
a great many bills, most of them in small
amounts, outstanding against him in the
various towns and cities where he had form
erly played. Most of them were outlawed.
But that made no difference to him. He had
kept an accurate account of every debt he
owed, and when he got the money he paid
| them Off in full.
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When RAYMOND had finished paying his
debts he said to friend: "Now, am going
to lay by some money for wife and baby. The
curtain will drop suddenly on me some day
and they will need all that 1 can make fol-
Them" He kept his word, as he left his
widow and child well provided for. He was
most devoted husband and father. His
marriage was genuine love affair, and he
and his wife were sweethearts to the day OF
his death.